Board of Directors to Meet

In accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, notice is hereby provided of a meeting of the Board of Directors of the New Jersey School Boards Association. The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel (formerly Holiday Inn), 390 Forsgate Drive, Exit 8A, New Jersey Turnpike in Jamesburg, New Jersey, on Friday, May 19, 2006 at 7:30 p.m.

The meeting is open to the public.

The agenda, to the extent known at this time, will include discussion and/or action on: minutes of the March 17, 2006 meeting; Bylaws amendments for November 2006 Delegate Assembly; 2006-07 Association budget; Positions and Policies on Education File Codes 3100, Timelines for School Budget Process, and 9112, Timing of School Elections; a presentation on high school reform initiative; presentation of Board Certification Awards; and an advocacy/communications update.

For further information, contact Mary Alice Durham at (609) 278-5206.

NJSBA Posts Pandemic
Readiness Policy

NJSBA has added an item to its Critical Policy Reference Manual on preparations for a possible pandemic flu or avian flu outbreak. Policy #5141 “Health” is available on-line at www.njsba.org (password protected) with a new clause recommending:

The website, www.pandemicflu.gov, is maintained by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The school preparedness checklist can be accessed by clicking the “School Planning” tab at the top of the page. (The checklist applies to any schools within the K-12 range, for example, K-6 or K-8.)

As new information becomes available, the federal government will update the checklist.